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            Cape Elizabeth, Maine.

Portland Head Light is a historic lighthouse in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. The light station sits on a head of land at the entrance of the primary shipping channel into Portland Harbor, which is within Casco Bay in the Gulf of Maine. Completed in 1791, it is the oldest lighthouse in Maine. The light station is automated, and the tower, beacon, and foghorn are maintained by the United States Coast Guard, while the former lighthouse keepers' house is a maritime museum within Fort Williams Park.

Construction began in 1787 at the directive of George Washington, and was completed on January 10, 1791, using a fund of $1,500, established by him. Whale oil lamps were originally used for illumination. In 1855, following formation of the Lighthouse Board, a fourth-order Fresnel lens was installed; that lens was replaced by a second-order Fresnel lens, which was replaced later by an aerobeacon in 1958. That lens was updated with a DCB-224 aerobeacon in 1991 (Wikipedia.)

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Taken in: United States / Maine / Cape Elizabeth / Delano Park (show map)

Taken on: May 24, 2019

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Camera: Nikon D500, f/22.0, 1 sec, 26mm (=39mm), ISO 50 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D500
Lens:	18.0-200.0 mm f/3.5-5.6
Aperture:	f/22.0
Exposure Time:	1
Focal Length:	26mm (35mm equivalent: 39mm)
ISO:	50
Exposure Bias:	-1 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 10.0 (Macintosh)
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